Wichita eagle., 1887-08-24
KANSAS PLUMAGE.

The Rock Island has reached Pratt
City.
Senator VOORHEES, is visiting In Gardel
City.
The News says mother hubbards ar
popular in Kingman.
Coolidge has $4,000 school building
In course Of erection.
Stanton county will make display a
the state fair this fall.
The total loss by the Millbrook cyclone
Is estimated at $6S, 900.
Three wildcats were killed one day las,
week on farm near Cash City.
A Topeka man is shipping large quanti-
ties Of melons to New Mexico.
Topeka now has ten miles of street rail-
| way running from Kansas avenue.
One hundred and fifty teachers are en-
rolled at the Coffey county institute.
Clark Comfy Democrats will hold their
convention on the 18th Of September.
A new hotel, first class In all It's appoint
ments. has just been opened at Usage City
Horse thieves have been at work in
Montgomery county. Several horses have
been stolen.
Twenty street electric lights were turned
on at Stockton, Kas., and general cele
bration took place.
Paola has an old settlers reunion this
week. Senator Plumb and Ingalls, are ex-
pected to be present.
The silk season at Peabody is reported
to have taken 1900 pounds of cocoons
since opening last spring.
Campbell University, at Hoton, will
commence It's school year with nearly 600
students 1t had 563 last year
The Topeka A. o. T. w. will erect
building which, according TO the Common
wealth, will cost about $4,000.
The insurance superintended has revok-
ed the authority of the Raw Valley as
sociation to do business In Kansas.
The Kingman News calls on the charits-
bly, disposed farmers of Kingman county
to send car load of corn to Illinois drouth
suffers.
Governor Foraker and ex Governor
Foster, Of Ohio, are members Of the com
pauy that laid out the town of Augustine,
Logan county.
The Kansas Preserving works Of To
peka put up seventy-fve gallons OF catsup
per day Seventy five bushels Of apples
are dried daily.
Down In Comancbe county on the
banks of the Cimarron river there are vast
fields Of salt hundreds of acres In extent.
The salt crust Is 9 to inches thick.
The Democrat says that nine tenths Ct
the citizens Of Topeka are signing petitions
10 circulation to-day against the obsolete
and costly tower plan of Lighting the city.
The Lincoln Republican says: The sale
of real estate for delinquent taxes In Lin
coin county will be smaller in number this
year than in any county in the state 50 fax
Is heard from.
A number Of Kansas men are discussing
the advisability Of electing Major VII.
liam Warner Of Kansas City, as national
commander Of the G. a r, to succeed
Commander Fairchild.
J. Wastmeyer & Sons canning estab-
lishment ST Atchison has this year put up
p. 900 cases of pess and 2j 600 cases Of
beans, with two dozen cans 70 the case
The crop Of sweet corn vas little short.
and they are still working on that product
They cannot estimate the number Of cases,
bat il vii not be less than u, 600.
The citizens Of Pierceyiile, Finney coun-
~, held celebration Saturday. A boun-
iiful feast was spread including CREST
roasted OK, and both fesst snd OK cisap
pesred with wonderful slacriiy.
A correspondent OF the Kansas City
Times says that Sens:or Plumb and Major
Hood, Of Emporis, each receive 81 incoH1e
Of from $50 600 70 So. 600 year. bat that
William MariindsIe Is The Richest msn IL
Empor.A
The fiov Of water Ia the Les. well sunk
BIZ the water works company s, Newton
hss steadily increased. and the Company
has fels encouraged 70 prosecute he 81
tempt 30 secure 3 supply entirely indepsnd-
eni Of Sand creek